small European herring, 1590s, variant of sprot (c. 1300), from Old English sprott "a small herring," according to Klein related to Dutch sprot and probably connected to sprout (v.).
雙語例句
1. Throw out a sprat to catch a mackerel.
拋出小魚釣大魚.
來自互聯網
2. The competition and prize of a free car is a sprat to catch a mackerel.